Items with tag “westside trail”

February 09, 2015, 11:51AM

The Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District continued to make headway on several bond-funded projects in 2014, and more are on the board for planning or completion in 2015. Funds from the 2008 voter-approved bond measure paid for park renovations, natural area restorations, trails expansion, land acquisitions and other work across the district. Full story »

September 03, 2014, 3:26PM

Local residents are invited to "walk, run, ride or roll" the Beaverton portion of the Westside Regional Trail on Sept. 21, from 11 am - 3 pm, as the Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District stages its 3rd annual Sunday Trailways event. Full story »

April 04, 2014, 3:34PM

The district has been working on connecting and extending sections of the Waterhouse Trail, which will eventually feed into a continuous 10-mile route running north and south through the district. Full story »

January 07, 2014, 1:55PM

The Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation District's roster of neighborhood parks continues to grow. Four park development projects funded by the 2008 voter-approved bond measure -- including new parks in Aloha and Bethany -- have been completed, and each site is now open to the public. Full story »

November 15, 2013, 3:04PM

The Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District has completed a long-awaited Westside Regional Trail expansion project, adding 1.5 miles of hard-surface trail that is now open to the public. The year-long expansion, funded by THPRD’s 2008 voter-approved bond measure, means users now have six mostly continuous miles of regional trail in the southern half of the Park District. The... Full story »

July 06, 2013, 8:00AM

The new estimates for the area's future development could lead to lower population growth, making it more difficult for public agencies to pay for expanded services with tax revenues from that area. Full story »

June 24, 2013, 12:42PM

Warmer, drier weather always heralds a busy season for the Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District. With 16 construction projects set to begin or under way, this summer will be especially productive. Full story »

February 11, 2013, 3:26PM

The Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District could raise the minimum cost at which contracts require competitive proposals or public approval by the board of directors. The board of directors is also scheduled to authorize the sale tonight of up to $500,000 in bonds to pay for energy-saving projects. Full story »

January 15, 2013, 7:06AM

The Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District bought five properties last month and approved two more purchases at Monday night's meeting. The district also announced that Evelyn M. Schiffler Park in Beaverton will reopen this month after a 10-month renovation. Full story »

November 19, 2012, 12:06PM

Beaverton will install street lights on four stretches of road by June 30 as part of a broader plan to increase street lighting city-wide, said Peter Arellano, the city's director of public works. Full story »

June 19, 2012, 6:00AM

Albert Kaufman writes: I hope that my neighbors in Oak Hills and other parts of the region change their hearts and welcome each other to their neighborhoods, similar to what happens during Portland Sunday Parkways. Full story »